Windfall (2022)

The weirdest situations can bring out the weirdest and not too bad ideas - this movie was made during lockdown. Lockdown if you are wondering was a thing when there was this virus called Corona and goverments tried to contain it - we are still experiencing it right now, but I am assuming (hoping?) it'll be more or less over some time in the future.

Having said that, the story has some interesting and fun ideas. It obviously has characters who have issues - with each other and within themselves. Having said, the acting is really rock solid. The story works overall and the really one location (still quite big) thing works quite nicely too.

Still there are other movies that work a lot better with a weird premise like this. Or a similar one. 3-Iron (or Bin-Jip not sure which title is the international to be honest) to name a Korean one. It has not the same story mind you ... but you have a weirdness in it .. that surpasses the one seen here. Way different in almost every department - but also way better.

Still this has its merits - for some it may be a twist or two - maybe even the one towards the ending. I was not too excited about that to be honest. But that is me - you may feel differently about all of it.

Fmovies: It was nothing special,unique,original or not clichéd.. Including,how it ended.

Average all around from casting,acting & cinematography.

Not worth a second viewing,for any reason!

I was hooked on home-invasion thrillers as far back as Straw Dogs. Since then, I've read Flannery O'Connor's stories relishing the outsider, who usually changes things for her and seen Hard Candy. Because of the home-imprisoning pandemic, I'm ready for a new serving of terror right in my own home. Enter minimalist Windfall from Netflix.

"Nobody" (Jason Segel), a drifter who commandeers wealthy vacation homes while the owners are away, invades the home of "CEO" (Jesse Plemons) and "Wife" (Lily Collins) somewhere in the remote Southwest, where its isolation suits the danger of the invasion. Oops, the couple comes home early.

Unlike most films in this subgenre, Windfall has little violence, whereby the implicit danger is amplified by being ever present underneath it all. Befitting a tyrannical CEO with little humane orientation, he is up for negotiating their release after Nobody takes them hostage and demands ransom. Although Wife is already imprisoned by her husband's wealth and megalomania, she contradicts his outlandish terms and generally reviles him for his ego's endangering them.

Meanwhile, Nobody is trying to understand CEO's obtuseness and almost amused by the couple's lack of connection to each other. In other words, Windfall is about character and what is revealed under stress. No one comes off well, but you can tell the abductor is a better person than the husband. As for the title, the cash Nobody demands and gets could be a "windfall," but I suspect the character revelations qualify even more.

Wife plays a pivotal part in the outcome; you will have to see this Netflix thriller to experience the twist. You may identify with the characters whose fates slowly unfold as a result of their character, but not quickly and with little help from the mese en scene. Fate fits character but not obviously or quickly.

A fun date night unless you're like the ego-centric CEO.

Windfall fmovies. It's not as good as Hitchcock but what is!! But I think he would have watched it and enjoyed it. I was going to hate the ending but then it all came together for a great finale. Not sure why people aren't getting it the motives and story and pretty much everything is simple I'm not going to give it away as I hate when people do that but it's very cut and dry . The tension was there and the performances were very good it's a 7.5 thus the 8. It's no vertigo or rear window but it's a decent enough thriller and I hope they keep going in this direction. I'll tell you what it's a hell of a lot more entertaining than that power of the dog piece of garbage!!!!

This was a very hit and miss film for a lot I believe, some will love it and others will hate it. Unlucky for you lot I'm sat on the fence here. It has some really good positives, but it's equalled out by the negatives.

Positives: as the title says the actors absolutely carried this film. As I'll discuss a little later, the film lacks in depth and these actors really managed to sell their characters with the little they had, honestly brilliant performances from the 3. The cinematography throughout was immense as well, brilliant shots as it went on.

Okay what didn't I like: the biggest issue which most people will hate is the pacing of the film. It's really really slow. You could leave the room for 15 mins, come back and be at the exact same point. Ultimately I don't feel there was enough plot wise to make a film, so it was extremely slow.

The character depth was non existent. The actors did an amazing job of illustrating the character traits, but ultimately we know sod all about them so it's quite difficult to gain an emotional connection to any. Why is Jason Segal robbing this house? If he was doing it for his child or something we could picture him as a good guy even though he's doing a bad thing. But nah, plot gives us absolutely nothing. It's trying to add this element of mystery, but goes too far for me.

The ending. Again, I feel some might like and some won't. For me it's an okay ending, but very underwhelming. I understand the chain of events as it makes sense for said character, but it still was just really underwhelming and doesn't really solve much. They could have done so much more and instead they tried to do something really off the cuff as not a lot happens up until the end.

Ultimately I feel this film had good potential, but the poor pacing of the film really ruins it. You have here 3 amazing actors putting in a right shift, but they have so little to work with it the plot falls flat. I alluded earlier but they needed more, there simply wasn't enough here to get a film out of it.

Having said that I did somewhat enjoy it, mainly for the character performances and I was sat there for the whole film wondering what will happen and how will it end. So I guess the film maintains a mild tension. But I can't give above a 5/10 on this. It's maybe worth watching if you're bored, but I wouldn't recommend to my mates if I'm honest.

You can have a film with a $250 million budget, but if what is written on the pages of the script isn't interesting then it's not going to matter a lick. Conversely, you can have a budget of next to nothing, but if you're working with a well written script then you can have the audience captivated. 'Windfall' is a perfect example of the latter. A movie that wouldn't have cost much more than the actor's salaries had me glued to the screen.

I really like the trio of actors they picked for this movie. Jesse Plemons is probably my favourite actor working today so that helped a lot. I haven't seen a lot of Lily Collins, however everything I've seen her in she was terrific. The case is the same here. Finally Jason Segel I though was an inspired choice. There's something fascinating about an actor known primarily for their comedy work taking on a serious role. It can take a little while to adjust your brain to it, but once you do it's usually a treat.

Some are going to find the film a little flat. There is a lot of talking and if you're not in the mood to be patient then it may test you. Also there aren't many characters and two of them at least are pretty deplorable people. That's not to say they're not interesting and complex characters, but spending 90 minutes with unlikable characters can be a chore.

I really liked this one though. It was exactly the type of film I'd like to see being made more often. And there's no reason they can't when you can make them on a dime. I would recommend checking this one out on Netflix. 8/10.